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Post by davebasing on Feb 20, 2019 15:49:32 GMT
I'm sure others will have better photos. A bit earlier or later and we would have had some blue sky but the dark clouds scudded in just as the formation approached my chosen site at Popham airfield before their turn over Micheldever. As yesterday, two of the special marked aircraft were tech so had to make do with just one special marks and two normal squadron colour schemes. So same 3 aircraft as yesterday - ZD716/DH, ZA587/055 & ZD744/092.  IMG_5249 by dave tompkins, on Flickr  IMG_5250 by dave tompkins, on Flickr |
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Post by rh226 on Feb 20, 2019 16:02:03 GMT
Great shots, Dave.
Incidentally, it was ZA542/035 yesterday but ZA587/055 today.
Bob
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Post by davebasing on Feb 20, 2019 16:30:00 GMT
Great shots, Dave. Incidentally, it was ZA542/035 yesterday but ZA587/055 today. Bob Oops, quite right Bob. Glad they changed it as 587 was a long standing gap. First Tonka I've made since Lossie 2010. |
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Post by keefyboy on Feb 20, 2019 21:11:59 GMT
587 was a massive gap filler for me. The only one from that block (ZA540-ZA614) that I wanted to see.
I decided to watch the flypast from Patchway and it was incredibly busy - a big turnout all the way from Cribbs Causeway to Patchway with people everywhere.
For me it was a case of goodbye old friend and paying my last respects to probably the best aircraft the RAF ever had in my generation. I well remember the prototypes at Farnborough in the 70's and various diamond 9 or 16 formations over Buckingham Palace in the early 80's. I was lucky to work with both pilots and ground crew at both RAF Ali Al Salem (GR1/4) and Prince Sultan airbase (F3). Happy days!
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Post by billsamuels on Feb 20, 2019 22:06:29 GMT
Hi Guys,
Wish I’d made the effort now.... Needed 2 of today’s three ship!!
BBC news tonight carries a good piece on today’s trip, all except for the reporter who was riding in the back... All went so well until the plank threw-up into a sick bag... Wouldn’t mind but they were flying straight and level...
Bill
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Post by filair on Feb 21, 2019 12:19:33 GMT
Hi Keefyboy,I was opposite the old Flight Ops building
on the A38,very busy as you say,just like the old days
when Concorde or some other really interesting arrival
was due.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2019 11:45:06 GMT
Question if I may,
When back in the Early 2000`s starting to Code GR.4`s to 001-139 I never saw 117 that's the only code I'm missing
Not Used ? or just overlooked ZE116/116 - ZG705/118
Thanx if you can help
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Post by rh226 on Mar 8, 2019 12:46:11 GMT
Hi Russ,
Code 117 was ZD996....which was at the Boscombe Down show in 1992 (then coded "I" of 2 Sqdn).
Bob
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